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Timbrens

Let me preface this post by saying I have no mental deficiencies at all and while I'm not a mechanic I know my way around my tool box and turn wrench when I need to. It just took me almost 1.5hrs. to install Timbrens on my 07' 2500HD Classic. Passenger side took about 3 minutes. For the life of me I could not get the drivers side bolt to thread in. The Timbrens were about 30 seconds from getting a flying lesson.

On the plus side my truck used to squat about 1.5" with my Boss 8'2" VXT. Now with the Timbrens it moves about 1/2". If you're thinking of getting them they really do make a difference. I'll post later about ride quality. Also I only paid $160 for them locally.

I had something similar happen, but the other way around. the drivers side was a breeze, but had a bear of a time getting the pass side on. beer & tools with leverage always make things work out for me. Youre right though, they make a huge difference and are well worth the money & little bit of frustration.

Let me preface this post by saying I have no mental deficiencies at all and while I'm not a mechanic I know my way around my tool box and turn wrench when I need to. It just took me almost 1.5hrs. to install Timbrens on my 07' 2500HD Classic. Passenger side took about 3 minutes. For the life of me I could not get the drivers side bolt to thread in. The Timbrens were about 30 seconds from getting a flying lesson.

On the plus side my truck used to squat about 1.5" with my Boss 8'2" VXT. Now with the Timbrens it moves about 1/2". If you're thinking of getting them they really do make a difference. I'll post later about ride quality. Also I only paid $160 for them locally.

Do they make them for the rear of the vehicle too. Check out one of my rides.......beast of a truck. Ext Cab with 8' Bed. I don't use it for those tight drives thats for sure. Anyway, the rear of the vehicle "Squats" a little. The first owner jacked the front end up with the torsion bars and something else. I forget what the dealer told me.

Yes, they make Timbrens for the rear end. However, they're not intended to give any lift. The instruction manual says to leave a 1" gap between the bottom of the Timbren and the strike plate on the axle tube. It's right, because I was curious to see how it would perform with the 1" spacer and the Timbren 1/4" from the axle - talk about a rough ride.

I have them on both ends of my 2500HD and the back end doesn't squat much more than 1" with a skid of salt and the spreader on board.

Had to re-thread one of the bolts for the front end Timbrens because it wouldn't go in - glad to know I'm not the only one who had that problem.